IV medication safety software implementation in a multihospital health system.

Angela T. Cassano

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IV medication safety software implementation in a multihospital health system.

March 8, 2006

Cassano AT. Hosp Pharm. 2010;41(2):151-156.

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The authors describe the implementation of intravenous medication administration software interfaced with "smart" infusion pumps.

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